Hi

[GhostfaceKLR]

I've been doing home brewing since the early 90's, and just recently got into distilling. I'm an engineer - I tend to read and study thing as much as I can, so while I'm pretty new to distilling, I've done as much as I can to educate myself. I still have plenty to learn though

[SW_Shiner]

Welcome to the forum. Reading and studying up is good to do, and there's no shortage of material to get stuck into here. Good luck on your distillation adventure.

[BlackStrap]

Welcome GhostfaceKLR

You've come to the right place, a wealth of knowledge and experience here. Will be looking forward to what you come up with.
Enjoy the ride

Be Safe & Have Fun
BlackStrap

[subbrew]

Welcome. I think you will enjoy this. Your brewing background will be a big help as you also understand mashing, yeast and grain. For me, the distilling process made perfect sense as soon as I realized it is all just a heat transfer issue, getting heat from a source, electric element in my case, to a liquid, to a vapor, to another liquid via a tube and shell condenser. Those thermodynamics courses you took will finally pay off.

[subbrew]

Welcome. I think you will enjoy this. Your brewing background will be a big help as you already understand mashing, yeast and grain. For me, the distilling process made perfect sense as soon as I realized it is all just a heat transfer issue, getting heat from a source, electric element in my case, to a liquid, to a vapor, to another liquid via a tube and shell condenser. Those thermodynamics courses you took will finally pay off.

[PalCabral]

Welcome! You'll love the wealth of all the knowledge in this forum.

I am a brewer too and converting to distilling is interesting. At one extreme you realize that noone cares if the the fermented beer/wash/mash/wine whatever isn't going to make anybody's palate happy, you're going to distill it. And that can be a relief, right, how many beers have you made that were not so good? Distill it and you get another chance to make it great. At the other extreme is the fact that you know malts, and adjuncts, how they work in the fermenter. You'll be surprised how many distillers are totally focused on the spirit product, not realizing that without a good fermented source, good luck making a great distillate. Your knowledge with the mash tun will come in handy. As long as you remember you're not making beer to drink.

Wish you the best of luck!

[stillkaren]

I've been doing home brewing since the early '90s and just recently got into distilling. I'm an engineer—I tend to read and study things as much as I can, so while I'm pretty new to distilling, I've done my best to educate myself. I still have plenty to learn, though!